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Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood

London, 9 Sep 1882 – Harewood House, 24 May 1947

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Facts and their sources

  • Born9 Sep 1882, Londonnot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the House of Lordsor Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1927–1947 · Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, 1944–1947not verified1 source
  • TitleLord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1927–1947or Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, 1944–1947 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • TitleChancellor of the University of Sheffield, 1944–1947or Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1927–1947 · member of the House of Lordsnot verified1 source
  • Died24 May 1947, Harewood Housenot verified1 source
  • MotherFlorence Lascelles, Countess of Harewoodnot verified1 source
  • FatherHenry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewoodnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 9 Sep 1882

    Born in London

  2. 1923–1924

    2 children are born

  3. 1927–1947

    Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire

  4. 1944–1947

    Chancellor of the University of Sheffield

  5. 24 May 1947

    Dies in Harewood House, aged 64

Family

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Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around London.

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The 1880s · Henry is born in London

In the news1881

1881 First electric power station opens

The first electric power station in England opened in Godalming in 1881.

Getting around

Dramatic increases in travel speed by rail

Rail travel speeds significantly outperformed earlier coaches, with journeys that took 20 hours by stagecoach in 1830 taking only five hours by train by the early 20th century. For example, in 1872, a 220-mile trip to Scotland via train and carriage took over 9.5 hours, averaging about 23 miles per hour.

At the table

High beer consumption

Beer was the most popular drink for adults, with an average annual consumption of 32.5 gallons per person by 1900. Some working-class families in London drank nearly five pints of beer per week.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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What people wore

Sunday Best as a Status Symbol

Ordinary working-class men and women maintained a Sunday best outfit, often a three-piece suit for men, to symbolize respectability and celebrate the weekly day of rest.

Music

Paying for Dance at Festivals

At late nineteenth-century festivals, musicians often used a dancing booth with a box for money, where dancers would pay a fee to participate in the festivities. Collecting these fees became more difficult when round dances and waltzes replaced older country dances.

Daily life

Lighting was primarily gas or oil

Most homes relied on gas lamps, oil lamps, or candles for light, as electricity remained a rare luxury for most families during this period.